THE COMPLETE GO SESSIONS

When I caught wind of the Go Live.. In Paris, 1976, I was enamored with the quality of sound being represented at this concert. I only became aware of the re-issue on CD not too long ago, so I cannot attest to the validity concerning sound quality, but I will say that Stomu Yamashta assembled a fantastic line-up of talented musicians for these studio/live projects that have to be considered a must for fans of progressive, jazz-rock fusion. The musicians that are presented here get my nomination as a "supergroup". I do not have Go Too, so a review of this I will leave to other folks who can give a better perception. I have heard the sound quality on the CD releases was compromised a bit, here I'm again not able to comment. When you assemble such luminaries as Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood, Al Dimeola, Klaus Schulze, Michael Shrieve, and Pat Thrall you are certainly going to get a smorgasboard of sound and the track "Crossing the Line" gives you Al DiMeola's best guitar solo ever...... So you be the judge on this one. I have played this many times on radio and my listeners were completely caught off guard, they recognized it , but they didn't. I rank this as one of the best assembled jam sessions of the 70's. I won't give it 5 stars only because of Go Too.....

Personnel: Stomu Yamashta Steve Winwood Al DiMeola Michael Shrieve Jerome Rimson Klaus Schulze Brother James Karen Friedman Pat Thrall (Pat Travers Band)

Recorded live at the Palais Des Sports, Paris, June 12th, 1976